Overview
John offers detail-oriented, pragmatic, and creative representation to clients at all stages of the litigation process.
John helps clients - including small businesses, tribal entities, universities, and Fortune 500 Companies – navigate their complex litigation matters.
John maintains an active pro bono practice focused on civil rights, housing, and post-conviction litigation.
Prior to rejoining Dorsey, John served as a law clerk for the Honorable Joseph Bataillon on the District of Nebraska and the District of Delaware (by designation).
Education & Admissions
University of Iowa College of Law (J.D., 2023), Highest Distinction; Order of the Coif; Articles Editor, Iowa Law Review; Regional Moot Court Team, Outstanding Scholastic Achievement Award, Alan I. Widiss Faculty Scholar Award
Carleton College (B.A., 2019)
Admissions
- Minnesota
- U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota
Clerkships
- United States District Court for the District of Nebraska, Joseph Bataillon, 2024-2025
Experience
Representative Experience
- Harris v. UnitedHealth Grp., Inc. of Tex., No. 3:23-CV-02486-E, 2024 WL 2734974 (N.D. Tex. May. 28, 2024): Represented a Benefits Plan and Third-Party Administrator in an ERISA breach of fiduciary duty action challenging the sufficiency of a life insurance conversion notice. ERISA claim dismissed on the merits and state law claims dismissed on preemption grounds.
- Represented a wholesale energy distributor in consumer litigation arising from an extreme weather event. Claim voluntarily dismissed after successful pre-answer negotiations.
- Represented a healthcare entity in an internal investigation of a regulatory compliance matter.
News & Resources
- Critical Race Theory in the Classroom: Iowa’s Critical Race Theory Ban and the Limits of the First Amendment, 27 J. Gender Race & Just. 137 (2024)
- The Impact of the Inflation Reduction Act on Energy Justice and Green Energy Development in Indian Country, 12 LSU J. Energy L. & Res. 1 (2024) (Cited in Cohen’s Handbook of Federal Indian Law (2025 ed.))
- Tribal Eminent Domain: Sovereignty Gaps and Policy Solutions, 55 N.M. L. Rev. 37 (2025)
Industries & Practices
Government Enforcement & Corporate Investigations
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- Banking & Financial Institutions
- Class Action Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- ERISA Litigation
- Government Enforcement & Corporate Investigations
- Healthcare & Life Sciences
- Healthcare Litigation
- Indian & Alaska Native
- Insurance Law
- Intellectual Property Litigation
- Pro Bono
- Securities & Financial Services Litigation & Enforcement
- Technology
